Golf stand



G W. FEW.-

GOLF STAND, APPLICATION EILED AM. n. 1921.

; ii and glpplication 231ml April 1 To GZZ whom it may concern:

lie it known that l, GEQRGE W citizen of the United States, and a of ltipoii, in the county of Fond. (hi. State of liisconsin, have invented'certiiin new and useful Improvements in Golf Stands; and I do hereby declare that the following a. full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the companying rhavings, and to lL hGlQtiJGI'S of reference marked thereon, which form 2 part of hills Specification. I

This invention relates to improvements in golf stzi 1163s, and consists of the matters heirelilfi tm described and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

'Qlhe object of my invention is to provide a golf of sii'ziple and economical (my struetion, which capable of holding t FREY, a resident Leo and usual golf clubs required by u playe and also :1 number of halls, and which may be automatically eiipanded and Set up in and. it to rest'upon the mini ()2 other S1mpoit,'mi(l may he IISlGIHl" by the act of bringing i mitonmiir conveniently carried, by the reverse aotion of lilti 21;); the stand. e

The man}; atlmiitzi-ges of the invention will appear as l. proceed with my specifivzition.

Referring now to the ilizi wings 1-- l igme 'l. is EhVlOW representing the improved (golf stzi id set up.

Figure. 2 is L Silk elevation of the Yahoo collapsed, tion' the i-;ii'i'"ecl. I Figure 3 is :1, partial View of the stand withthe mils eolhipseiil. I

l igm'e +1 is 1 transverse horizontal sectioif thi-ougli the stand when Collapsed, the plane oi the s stand with the parts in the post oci-ii 'i when the stand 15: to

:Ffllll"? is (ll-tail. inner tat-e View 0'5 :1 hizl 'e ineniher by means of Willill the legs of the wilt? stand are connoiteil to the primziiiy iiieinoei' oi the 2nd.

' Figure F a per; iectii'e view of ail wedge meiiihei and ohm. connected thou-rto, as ill he mor epeoilioall v (lfiSOIilXN'l later. "wring not." to that Gll'lbOi'llnlQlllT of my ition illustrated in the (li'a vingsz--l0 :n'lee the priimi y iiien'zbez oi the et'iinii, whihh tlii' fly supports and carries the golf clubs. tmid n'iemhezi" is preferabl a narrow lly collapsed so as to he ion heing iodhirnted by the line KSGGMSJMJ, AND @N L551: ierial N0. 2-69,.216.

oblong. hoard l Wood i thiolmess to pro-viii to enecessary .aity. it is jomietl. the bottom to p "do feet l0, 10, o that the "aotto 1. m oi the board may e ily some to rest upon uneveii grom'id. To toe front iaee ll), the bottom 13 canvas 0-1 lil'e iiioteziiel a1 5 secured a strap 12. the top 111' a bottom all 3 ol WOO which is sup lilookot l t fling oonplii'iaz fze and strength as to receive. in handle-ends of i 'illlJS. adapted to embrace the near the heads and hold ill. 11 in iipi'i sition against l hoard 10 15, 15, iudieute 1i pair of oolhipeihl which are l'llilgfltl'tt) the primary moi near its top. Said legs are ramble of a joint movement as a unit. towards end away from the g'iiinimy i'oenihei' 10. hey are also capable of an individual S'ECOIMiFQL'Y movement to soon eto their bottom ends oil mtliin [i143 HIYHLS titfilbfill my me eienil edges of the primary member 10, and when ioi'oecl apart to bring" their bottom ends to the other-limit Of illfill' secondary oove- .55 ment, said bottom ends are spaced Wi it] apart so that when the two are so together i zu'wmwlly awe from the pita i'neinheill). they will provide supp" :t

the said in'iiiieiy member in the manner oi? 90.

the legs of an easel,

To provide the aforesaid (holler; in mom. the 133, 15 are oomiecteql to; n pins '16 at their top ends to a fiat 1;" me noel ZF, so as who Gamble 0t a swing movement in the pi: lie of said-hinge oil, her, and the ilil'igli? n emheii. otzili a oonnevloil in a trimsvoi'so he? or shoulder killed on the hook of the 'llhnemi top. in Sneh hinge member is suitable o' movement on no. ajis Wl l the hook of at ii 'ht "angles to me Ti hiege inei'oher l M :2 fiat liollorv front and rain W suhstzintiolly tri inclined l i silo; met-ii mis'i anti has cit-p SiUe i5 "Sai top and bottom and the front wall Hi that being attached to the hlochlli. The legs 15, 15, have hearing; engagement Within the casing" between its front end seer Walls" A Wedge member 19, is engaged between the inner edges of the legs 15, near their pivotal connection with the casing" 17, Said Wedge is located Within the nosing l7, and is attached'to the front well 1? thereof as to be capable of s vertical niovei'nent Within the casing. The legs sre alwsys held in engagement with the Wedge by mesns of list spring 20, 20, which are rigidly at tached to the side Walls 17 01'? the casing; and yieldingly engage the outer edges of said legs. The proximate edges of they have recesses 15, 15 adapts to receive the wedge 19 When it is at its lowest position and ermit the legs to assume e substantially para lel relation. The arrangement is such, that a movement of the Wedge 19 upwardly will swing the legs 15 on then pivotal connoction With the hin e member 17 and against) the action ofthe springs, to spread the bottom ends of the legs sport While s movement of the wedge downwardly will permit the springs 20 to swing the legs in the opposite direction and drew their hottom ends together,

As shown, the Wedge member 19 is connectcci to the casing member 1? by means of spin and slot connection. m 22. indicating s slot in the front wall 1? of said casing. The slot 21 extends up into the neighhoc hood of the pivot pins 16, and is located, mid- Way between said pins. The Wedge niemhec, 19 is capable of s vei'tical movement from the position shown in Figure 3 Where the legs 15 are collapsed tovmi'dsesch other to the position shown in l igui'e l where the wedge member has been moved ,to'a position adjacent to the "pins 16. and by its Wedge action has spread the legs 15, 15 apart.

The Wedge member 19 is operated by the following n1eons:- 22, 23, indicate it pair of bails which are pivoted to the lateral edges of the clubs and are connected at the middle by a vertically extending handle 2 Une of the bails, as shown, the upper hail E23,

rovided with a pair of reerwimlly e tendmg doWnWsrdlyinclined arms 25, which are pivotelly connected at their ends to a cross bar 26, The bar 26 extends across the front Wall 17 of the hinge memberl'i' end the-slot 21 therein; A loop or hnuchl 7 formed in the bar 26, extends through the slot 21, end is fixed Within the Wedge By this connection, the wedge membcc 19- is made capable of operation, by the upward movement of said -oi" the hog to rest with ClOWli'i cord movement of the bill hl.

her is iii-ough shout by the movement of the hails 22, 523, end the handle 24; connecting them, 'lhe' one so zit-ranged that when. the stand is etiisnded and set 1.1; shown in Figure l, c balls (32, are horizontal. child he "when brought to this positfwn have acted to move wedge member up into narrowest part of the angular pace between the 15, 153, so to spread them sport. when the hails ace inclined to the psi-lies memher 10 by s movement of the handle 93% up Wscclly, shown in Figure the Wilson hes l forced dcwnwsi'dly to g 3 oer with the attached legs many stend member "when the handle is moved mgwoi'tll -J and to swin snid plate and legs away from said pi" when the handle moved (low a From the foregoing it will he obvious that with the stand expanded so up as shown in Fig l plziyeiq 5 the Will, in

handle and by ii is position shown I i v or c *lle the 1'. own in the player comes to pin ng pi non, olesii'es to put down his ha r th. 1 ere bringing ihet is lo 0 the prone 1* men 7 i d upon ground, and n LlUV-anwn lliuil li he tile 23%, as when hiinginn many mcinhen of the stincl as 1 l iguie (in the other hand, when it Ell move 'aipwei o sway iii-Join .1 c oi the primary member and at the Still i3 cause the Wedge member to into position to sepci'ste the legs 15, '15, whereupon the release of the handle will come to rest upon all three members, namely, the prim: member 10, end the lens 15,

At the top oi? the priority nieinhei' l0 shove hair 01. shonldei' 1 1 attached :iv

n-e hails Pas-id hog; lop or cover 29 which in strep oi llzisp.

It is manifest that comprises his cheaply mode; that is light hnd easily handled, and that it in y is rczidiiv pended and set up or c llspsed With one heed, in the more of setting down or h sny convenient the impriijied stand carts, and may he simply The sea

11;; the hinge plate 17 j permit the stand to messes ihe Weight of ivhe stand when is is sing is to be understood that; the invention .is'

in no Way limited thereto, except'as pointed out in the appended claims.

1 claim as my invention 2- 1. is golf siand comprising a p irnery supporting member, a fist cssing hinged to the upper end of said primary member, legs having their upper ends pivoted Within said easing member to swing in a plane parallei to the plane of said casing, a Wedge located between said legs and movable Within said casing, springs yieldingly holding said legs engaged with said wedge, means for carry ing said stand including a bail pivoted to the edges of said primary member, and means operatively connecting" said bail with said casing and with said Wedge.

2. A golf s ts nd comprising a primai'y supporting member, a fiat easing; hinged to the back of the primary member near the top. legs having their upper ends pivoted Within said casing on axes at an angle tothe hinge oi the casing, a wedge located between said and (-onnecied in move in a vertical direction Within said casing, spring means For holding said legs engaged with said Wedge, a bail embracing a span-sin front of said primary member and pivotally (fQIlllQCU-Efil thereto, said bail having a rear ward extension, and means operatively connecting said extension with said casing and said wedge member. I

A golf stand comprising a primary supporting member, a flat casing hinged to She back oi she primary member neai the top, legs pivoted within said casing on was extending at right angies *co the hinge axis of the casing, a wedge ioeaeed between ssid legs and connected so move in e veriicsl di:

Feet-ion within said. casing, sexing means for holding said legs engaged with said wedge, a pair of "vertically, spaced bells embracing a space in front of said piiniai'y member.

and pivoted on'hoi'izontal axes so the lateral edges thereoi", s veriicaliy exiending handle connecting said boiis, one of said bails having rearward extensions, and a bar carried by said exiiensions and operatively connected :0 said casing member and wedge.

d. A golf stand -onipi'ising an elongated board provided at the bottom its em Wiih an open top bag, a Hat casing hinged to the hack-of said board near its top, legs pivoted within said easing to swing in the plane of the casing, e, Wedge located Wichin said casing between said neer their pivotal connection with the casing, said Wedge having a pin and slot connection with said casing, the sioi extending Yen tieally, spi'ing siians acting to hold said legs engaged wish said Wedge, a transverse bar on the Wall of said casing next to the board. a device connecting said bar through the slot with the Wedge, and a bail embracing a space in front of said board near she cop, said bail being pivoted to said board on a horizontal axis, and having an extension opemcivcly connected io said transverse bar.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, 1' eifix my signature in the presence of two witnesses, this 31' day of l vi'arch, A. D. 15921.

' GEORGE ii "Witnesses ROY REED, E. REED 

